Activities and Events
Launching session of the EPF for Women-Led Innovation
7 October 2024 – visit the agenda here
Presentations launching session
1. Introduction – Presentation
2. Understanding the European Policy Forum – Presentation / Video
3. Insights and findings from GRASS CEILING project – Presentation / Video
4. Gender equality in the Common Agricultural Policy – Video
5. Gender lens investing as a way to improve gender equality in the European Union – Video
6. Gender dimension in sustainable development, innovation and green transition – Presentation / Video
7. Developing policy recommendations and tools – Presentation / Video
8. Workshop on Gender equality and diversity – Presentation
9. Closing – Presentation
On the future of women-led innovation in agriculture and rural areas.
More information
Experts views
Discover insights from leading experts in agriculture, rural development, and gender equality as they share their perspectives on women-led innovation. Through a series of interviews, these experts shed light on how the European Union can advance gender equality and identify ways local and regional policies can better meet the specific needs of women in agriculture and rural areas. Gain practical recommendations to foster women’s leadership in socio-ecological innovation and to develop inclusive, forward-thinking policy frameworks that promote meaningful change.
– Sophie Alkhaled (Lancaster University, SIMRA project)
– Florence Raes (United Nations Women Brussels)
– Christine Singer (Member of the European Parliament)
Note: The views expressed by these experts do not reflect the official position of the institutions with which they are affiliated and are their personal opinions
Policy Forum workshops
7 October 2024
7 October 2024 – Online – visit the agenda here
Presentations and recordings:
1. Understanding the European Policy Forum, Branwen Miles (Copa-Cogeca) & Blanca Casares (AEIDL) – Presentation / Video
2. Insights and findings from GRASS CEILING project, Sally Shortall (South East Technological University – Presentation / Video
3. Gender equality in the Common Agricultural Policy, Elena Schubert (DG AGRI) – Video
4. Gender lens investing as a way to improve gender equality in the European Union, Maria Nikolopoulou (European Economic and Social Committee) – Video
5. Gender dimension in sustainable development, innovation and green transition, Marta Dell’Aquila, Irina Kustova & Christian Dietz (Centre for European Policy Studies) – Presentation
6. Developing policy recommendations and tools, Blanca Casares & Serafin Pazos-Vidal (AEIDL), Sally Shortall (South East Technological University) – Presentation / Video
Note: The views expressed by these experts do not reflect the official position of the institutions with which they are affiliated and are their personal opinions
26 -27 November 2024
26-27 November 2024 – all information here
Methodology and results:
Participants of the second Vilnius Showcase event, including project partners and members of the 9 Living Labs, collaborated in groups to identify and prioritise the five most crucial recommendations. They addressed key questions such as: What are the primary challenges or gaps that could undermine the viability of this project?, What obstacles could affect the feasibility of this recommendation? and What factors might enhance the successful implementation of this recommendation?
The insights gathered are being incorporated into a set of policy recommendations that will be presented shortly, as well as into the report scheduled for June 2025 on policy recommendations on inclusive transition policies for farming and rural areas
Photos group works
24 March 2025
24 March 2025 – Online – visit the agenda here
Presentations and recordings:
1. GRASS CEILING: findings and lessons learned, Sally Shortall (South East Technological University) – Presentation | Video
2. Gender benchmarking of European and national agricultural and rural policies, Charlene Lambert (Women Entrepreneurship Platform) – Presentation | Video
3. European Policy Forum for women-led innovation in agriculture & rural areas, Blanca Casares (AEIDL) – Presentation | Video
4. Good national practices
– Gender Equality in Spain’s CAP Strategic Plan, Isabel Aguilar Pastor (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food) – Presentation
– Spanish programme Rural Women’s Challenge and the use of the European Social Fund, Ana Lite Mateo (Ministry of Equality) – Presentation
– Mentorship programmes for rural women and/or Women’s Farmer Capital Investment Scheme in Ireland, James Claffey (Irish CAP Network) – Presentation
– Women in Agriculture Taskforce in Scotland, Fiona Leslie (Scottish Government) – Presentation
5. Roundtable: How to systematise public support to women?, Cristina Guarda (European Parliament) – Video message
Note: The views expressed by these experts do not reflect the official position of the institutions with which they are affiliated and are their personal opinions.
Showcase events
26-27 November 2024 – all information here
Agenda here
Case studies:
· Croatia
· Italy
· Lithuania
· Netherlands
· Norway
· Scotland
· Spain
· Sweden
Additional activities
In the project, a foresight exercise was conducted at two scales: one at the living lab level and the other at the European level. The objective was to explore current mega-trends and define plausible futures for the role of women in agriculture, rural economies, and communities. The main conclusions of this exercise are presented here.
Discover insights from leading experts in agriculture, rural development, and gender equality as they share their perspectives on women-led innovation. Through a series of interviews, these experts shed light on how the European Union can advance gender equality and identify ways local and regional policies can better meet the specific needs of women in agriculture and rural areas. Gain practical recommendations to foster women’s leadership in socio-ecological innovation and to develop inclusive, forward-thinking policy frameworks that promote meaningful change.
– Sophie Alkhaled (Lancaster University, SIMRA project)
– Florence Raes (United Nations Women Brussels)
– Christine Singer (Member of the European Parliament)
– Maura Farrell (Galway University, FLIARA and PREMIERE projects)
– Sally Shortall (University of Newcastle, GRASS CEILING project)
Note: The views expressed by these experts do not reflect the official position of the institutions with which they are affiliated and are their personal opinions
